As tariffs continue, panic beginning to sink in
-Source-USAToday- Rob Parmentier has weathered some rough times in the boat building business, but the trade wars with China, Europe,...
This chart shows how everything has changed since Trump became president.
(CNBC) - Consumer and small business confidence is up — but so are both the national debt and budget deficit. Read More
Eight Big Changes to Social Security in 2019
(The Motley Fool) - The program is critical to financial security to nearly 63 million Americans and that makes annual changes to the...
UK could ban plastic straws within a year
(The Guardian) - The UK government is seeking to ban the distribution and sale of these items to try to force businesses to offer readily...
Social Security Does Not Add To The Federal Deficit
Source - Forbes - This is not a political column, it’s a push back on the political distortion of legal and math facts about Social...
The World's Most Competitive Economies
Source - Forbes - The World Economic Forum has released its annual study on the competitiveness of the global economy. The index...
US named the world's most competitive economy
Source - CNBC - In its Global Competitiveness Index, WEF ranked the U.S. as the most competitive of 140 economies, the first time the...
The national debt and the federal deficit are skyrocketing
-Source-USAToday- The national debt is $21 trillion and counting. The federal deficit soared last year to $779 billion and is projected...
Feds Collect Record Individual Income Taxes in FY 2018
-Source-CNS- The federal government collected a record $1,683,537,000,000 in individual income taxes in fiscal 2018 (October 2017 through...
Whatever you do, don’t call it a tax
-Source-Bloomberg- Voters in Washington state will go to the polls Nov. 6 to decide whether or not they want to impose a...
Climate Change could kill your beer garden
-Source-Quartz- As the planet warms, one place you can still seek solace is a nice, cold beer. But maybe not for long. Or at least not...
Sears Declares Bankruptcy
-Source-Newser- A $134 million debt payment due Monday was the final straw for the business Richard Warren Sears started in 1886. Sears,...
Fidelity just made it easier for hedge funds to invest in cryptocurrencies
-Source-CNBC- Financial services giant Fidelity is taking a huge step into cryptocurrency. The 72-year-old firm announced the launch of a...
Why pressure on Saudi Arabia could 'escalate quickly', and bring pain for everyone else
Source - CNBC - With Saudi Arabia denying a role in the sudden disappearance of a prominent journalist — and vowing to push back against...
Vietnam cyber law set for tough enforcement despite Google, Facebook pleas.
Source - Reuters - Vietnam is preparing to strictly enforce a new cybersecurity law requiring global technology companies to set up local...
5 Reasons the Stock Market Just Had its Worst Day in 8 Months
-Source-Time- U.S. President Donald Trump can blame more than just the Fed for the recent market sell-off. It was the perfect storm that...
Who Will Win the Trump-China Trade War?
Source - L.A. Times - President Trump and his supporters say he is winning his trade war with Beijing. Just look at the Chinese economy....
How will 9 billion or 10 billion people eat without destroying the environment?
Source - The Washington Post - A sobering report published Wednesday in the journal Nature argues that a sustainable food system that...
Gas Prices Continue to Rise
Source - Coosa Valley News - The national gas price average increased three-cents on the week to $2.91. All but seven states are paying...




















